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Personal protection was the big attraction of the first motorcycle jackets, which early 20th-century riders donned as indispensable body armor. But despite the advantages of these full-length steerhide and horsehide coats in terms of function, it wasn't until the development of the classic waist-length model in the late 1920s that this soon-to-be iconic piece of American apparel started to take on the role of a globally recognized cultural statement. For more than 85 years, the motorcycle jacket has constantly mutated and evolved, fueled by the real-life heroics of World War II aviators, the renegade defiance of post-war biker gangs and the bad-boy cool of Hollywood film and rock...

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